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Near Westside, SyracuseThe Near Westside is one of the oldest Syracuse neighborhoods. In the early 1900s there were many wealthy families living along West Onondaga Street in many very large homes. The mayor of Syracuse lived in one of those homes. There was a beautiful fountain with many statues at onondaga circle where West Onondaga Street and Delaware Street come together. Streets like Delaware Street were lined with large elm trees and large beautiful homes. Along the borders of the neighborhood were many factories that employed many neighborhood residents such as the Franklin Automobile complex along Geddes Street (current location of Fowler High School) that produced luxury air cooled cars from 1904 to 1934. There were typwriter factories, machinery factories and even a large railroad yard along West Fayette Street. Irish families who settled in the neighborhood were attracted to St. Lucy's Catholic Church. Until the year 1886 the western boundry of Syracuse was Geddes Street. All the land west of Geddes Street was either in the Village of Geddes or the Town of Geddes. In 1886 the Village of Geddes and parts of the Town of Geddes joined Syracuse. Major Burnet gave the land now known as Burnet Park to Syracuse in 1886 on the condition that the city spend at least $6,000. per year for several years to build roads and to plant trees on the land.
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